Xinzhai Mani Stone Piles
Located in Xinzhai Village, Jiegu Town, Yushu, at an altitude of 3600 meters, here is the "world's largest place for blessings and wishes" - the Xinzhai Mani Stone Pile! This is also the only stone mountain built with words in the world. The pile is magnificent and the scale is unparalleled in the world. The number of individual stones reaches billions, and the total number of stones currently exceeds 2.5 billion. Coming here is like entering the temple of stone scriptures. It is hard to imagine that this is all formed by spontaneous actions of the folk believers. Each time a prayer is made or a wish is made, several pieces of stone are added, accumulating a huge Buddhist scripture in the "ocean".
Labrang Monastery
A road to Labrang Monastery: It combines the majestic Three Rivers; it has playful legends of scripture stones; it holds the mystery of the White Pagoda Ferry; it embodies the profound historical feeling of Labrang Ancient Village. This is an excellent cultural route and also a superb self-driving route. This time, we followed a local self-driving team from Yushu to Labrang Monastery, experiencing the "ultimate speed" on the plateau, with cliffs on the right hand and a great river on the left hand. It feels absolutely thrilling! It takes about 2 hours to reach Labrang Monastery from Yushu. Although it is still under construction, the existing temples are already quite large in scale. The main hall exudes a grand and awe-inspiring atmosphere, particularly magnificent in the sun. The mountains across the monastery are covered with prayer flags, creating a serene sound when the wind blows.
DuKou White Pagoda
Ga Bai Ta (White Pagoda) and Gu Du Kou (Ancient Ferry) are located in Lada Village, La Bu Township, Chengduo County, Qinghai Province, China. The legend of the ferry and white pagoda is particularly fascinating. Besides its importance in religion, even the folk stories are quite interesting. It is said that a long time ago, a woman was picking up cow dung here when she suddenly felt an incredibly pleasant aroma and saw a magnificent rainbow. Heavenly music played, and a crystal pagoda gradually emerged from the ground. Startled, the woman placed her basket on top to protect it. However, the next morning, she found that the place where she put the basket had turned into a huge flat surface with a towering Buddha pagoda. It was indeed an auspicious sign.
The Temple of Princess Wencheng, also known as "Gasa Temple," was built in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1300 years. It is an important cultural heritage along the Tang-Tibet Ancient Road. At a distance, the prayer flags flutter and the clear river flows, giving a sense of a feng shui treasure land, making one can't help but admire the wisdom of the past. Currently, photography is not allowed in the main hall of the Temple of Princess Wencheng, but the wall paintings inside are indeed exquisite. The lectures by the masters are knowledgeable, and it's a great place to sit down and listen to stories.
Jiegu Temple
Jokhang Temple is one of the most famous monasteries in the Tibetan area of China. It has magnificent architecture, numerous monks, abundant cultural relics, and many renowned high lamas in the Tibetan region. Tibetans call it "Jokhang Temple". It means "the temple that harmonizes the world" and is a Sakya sect temple of the original Jia Wu tribe. There are many stories about this temple. It is recommended to spend an afternoon here to listen to the stories. The gorge across the temple is very beautiful and is suitable for photographing and appreciating the panoramic view of Yushu City.
